- PTO, RDO, TAD, off site duties…any of a numerous amount of valid reasons for not having access to government email.
- The above.
From Yahoo News:
“To be clear, the bar is very low here. An email with some bullet points that make any sense at all is acceptable! Should take less than 5 mins to write,” Musk wrote on X.
I see it as a confirmation there is a warm body occupying the position.
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Then why wasn’t this put in the email from OPM to millions of workers? You expect them to go to X to get official guidance?
I don’t have any social media account, and yet I found it.
Ah, agreed for those cases.
I think listing those reasons would also suffice in this case.
“Monday - Leave
Tuesday - Leave
Wednesday - Leave
Thursday - Back in the office. I did …
Friday - I did …”
I think this is an easy way of seeing who the ones are who truly don’t give a ■■■■■ It’s similar to the tests for bots (click on the pics that contain cars).
It’s a start.
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Do you expect federal workers to take guidance from something other than their official email?
If I were in that position and wanted to keep my job, I would simply respond to the e-mail.
Musk’s comments weren’t meant as guidance to the employees. They were public comments attempting to ease concerns.
And if it isn’t 5 bullets worth?
The official email doesn’t answer those questions… and it should to calm very valid fears.
Sure. Assuming you see it in time.
Then your Elon quote is irrelevant to federal workers. Until they give that guidance officially.
I strongly believe this is much to do about nothing. Fill out the questions to the best of your ability, and you will likely be ok. Ignore the email at your own peril. IMHO
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Monday - Friday is 5 bullets. Just list whatever you did for work or why you did not have the ability to work on those days and you are good. This would take us on this forum 2 minutes.
Do you seriously believe I’m attempting to reach the federal workers with my comments? I am simply participating in the forum discussion of this topic.
Likely is carrying a lot of weight here.
My Aunt got this email and there is wide spread panic in her office. And that’s just from the people who have access to email over the weekend. Not everyone does so they will show up to work… under the possible threat of layoff.. if they don’t produce 5 bullets.
There is a much better way this could have been done. Why they consistently do it the least empathetic way is beyond me (well actually no it isn’t… the goal is panic and confusion)
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The official email should offer this guidance. Why didn’t it? Especially when you have Elon saying that failure is considered resignation.
Ignoring it is considered resignation.
No you responded to ME. 
In your response to MY POST you attempted to use an unofficial X post to insinuate that federal workers should have nothing to worry about.
I simply stated that the Elon post was not official guidance, so the workers are right to worry and expect clarification officially
I see two choices.
Respond to the email to the best of your ability and you will likely be ok.
Ignore the email and you could possibly be fired.
If it were me, I would choose option 1 and keep my fingers crossed.
I did my job
I did my job
I did my job
I did my job
I did my job
Would that be enough of a response to keep someone from getting laid off? I didn’t ignore it. So according to you, I should be safe!
Right?